This past Wednesday, the partners of Rwamagana District, including REAP, convened to develop a comprehensive joint action plan for the upcoming year. This collaborative effort aligned with the Rwanda government's annual performance goals, ensuring that our initiatives are in step with the nation’s strategic priorities.
Our traditional dance group had the honor of performing at Umuganura, a Rwandan celebration of the harvest. This annual event, held on the first Friday of August, was celebrated at the district level in the Musha Sector. We were thrilled to share our culture and joy with the community during this special occasion.
In honor of our Executive Director's leadership we celebrated REAP's achievements at our community center with the attendance of the Vice Mayor of the district, Musha Sector Executive Secretary and about 500 community members.
We are thrilled that REAP’s acrobatic team participated in the Genocide Memorial National Tournament in the Western Province for the first time, There were 10 teams from throughout the country.
This weekend, our traditional dance club, Urwererane, had the honor of joining their teacher to celebrate his wedding by performing traditional dances. It was a beautiful moment of joy and culture!
REAP hosted a positive parenting workshop on home-based literacy, reading aloud, storytelling and games for parents in our Early Childhood Development Program.
Each week trained REAP staff members meet with students in our Vocational Training Center to give them mental health support and to help them build social emotional skills.
Our Ineza Football Academy played with Nyinawajambo,a REAP’s school partner. REAP’s under 13 team won 2-0.
Ineza Acrobatics Club detects and develops youth’s acrobatic talent in addition to entertaining community members. Students enjoyed a performance by the acrobatic club on their last day of vacation.
Today marks the end of the second semester for the young learners in our Early Childhood program, and it's a moment for celebration. Parents were impressed by the remarkable progress their children have made across various crucial domains. From fostering physical fitness, practicing healthy nutrition, to nurturing social-emotional connections, cognitive abilities, and language skills, our collective efforts have borne fruit.
Friday, March 8th was International Women's Day and March is Women's History month. The children in our mobile library program are celebrating by supporting the women in their community. After a reading session they helped an elderly woman with a disability with her housework.
In partnership with Awaken Her NGO, REAP held an event on Friday to screen for and help build awareness for breast and cervical cancer.
Our Vocational Training Center opens today. The goal is to teach sewing skills to youths who drop out school and teenager mothers so that they can start businesses to generate income.
Our Early Childhood Development and Education staff received training in planning and curriculum development by our partner, NGO Teach Rwanda which specializes in teacher education.
Rollins University staff traveled from Florida to visit the Ineza Center and see the projects they’ve collaborated on first hand.
Our community board helped a REAP beneficiary in community work to make a home garden where she can grow vegetables and fight malnutrition
This Saturday our GLOW (Girls Lead Our World) club ended the year by celebrating their achievements and making plans for next year.
In recognition of the 16 day campaign against Gender Based Violence, REAP is supporting GBV victims by offering scholarships in our vocation training center for them to learn sewing skills.
REAP's Executive Director, Ed Ballen, was on site in Rwanda for 2 weeks. He was able to see many of our projects and he had a good time visiting members of the community.
Through our partnership with the University of Rwanda’s School of Nursing, we are conducting community public health outreach every three months. This time, 39 people tested positive for HIV/AIDS. Twenty people tested positive for non-communicable diseases. They all met with nurses for additional care and counseling.
